PL3 - Square Nose

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Step 1
Fold an 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheet of paper down the middle of the long dimension. Don't panic. Just look at the pictures. On the left I'll show you what you're starting with, and I'll mark (in blue) where you're going to fold. On the right you'll see what you should end up with after each step.

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Step 2
Next fold the two upper corners in at a 45-degree angle. Be careful here to line these up, and do not let the flaps cross the middle of the paper. Use the middle fold as a guide.

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Step 3
Fold the upper point over and crease.

Step 4
Undo Step 3. (We just need to mark the line at this time.)

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Step 5
Fold over the tip as shown.

Step 6
Fold again.

Step 7
Fold the corners over as shown.

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Step 8
Fold the tip over.

Step 9
Fold the tips up.

Step 10
Fold the corners over.

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Step 11
Fold the nose over.

Step 12
Fold the plane in half.

Step 13
Fold the first winglet.
The angled lines below the picture show what the plane would look like from the back.

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Step 14
Fold the second winglet as shown.

Step 15
Fold the wing over to make the first part of the body.

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Step 16
Flip the plane over.

Step 17
Fold the to make the body.

Step 18
Fold out the winglets, and shape the wings as shown.

You are visitor number 37570

Like my other designs, this plane requires no cutting, and no weights, and is made from a single whole sheet of ordinary copier paper. The blunt end provides some margin of safety, (It's up to you to provide the rest) as well as providing the proper weight balance.

This design was inspired by the square shape of Ken Blackburn's world record paper plane, but plane folds more of the weight to the center line, and is self-measuring: all of the wing folds are referenced to previous folds.
Like my other designs, it also features down-folded winglets, but in this design they provide only a small amount of the overall lift.

This plane seems to prefer the great outdoors. I have my best flights when I throw it nearly striaght up into a mild wind. - Have fun.


	Step 1 Fold an 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheet of paper down the middle of the long dimension. Don't panic. Just look at the pictures. On the left I'll show you what you're starting with, and I'll mark (in blue) where you're going to fold. On the right you'll see what you should end up with after each step.
	Step 2 Next fold the two upper corners in at a 45-degree angle. Be careful here to line these up, and do not let the flaps cross the middle of the paper. Use the middle fold as a guide.
	Step 3 Fold the upper point over and crease.
	Step 4 Undo Step 3. (We just need to mark the line at this time.)
	Step 5 Fold over the tip as shown.
	Step 6 Fold again.
	Step 7 Fold the corners over as shown.
	Step 8 Fold the tip over.
	Step 9 Fold the tips up.
	Step 10 Fold the corners over.
	Step 11 Fold the nose over.
	Step 12 Fold the plane in half.
	Step 13 Fold the first winglet. The angled lines below the picture show what the plane would look like from the back.
	Step 14 Fold the second winglet as shown.
	Step 15 Fold the wing over to make the first part of the body.
	Step 16 Flip the plane over.
	Step 17 Fold the to make the body.
	Step 18 Fold out the winglets, and shape the wings as shown.
You are visitor number 37570 Like my other designs, this plane requires no cutting, and no weights, and is made from a single whole sheet of ordinary copier paper. The blunt end provides some margin of safety, (It's up to you to provide the rest) as well as providing the proper weight balance. This design was inspired by the square shape of Ken Blackburn's world record paper plane, but plane folds more of the weight to the center line, and is self-measuring: all of the wing folds are referenced to previous folds. Like my other designs, it also features down-folded winglets, but in this design they provide only a small amount of the overall lift. This plane seems to prefer the great outdoors. I have my best flights when I throw it nearly striaght up into a mild wind. - Have fun.